Hand-truck.



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i-ipplicaton le September l.

Se it known. glie fl, El LEXANDEI: HAMM-Torf lmirxsmLL, :r eiizen of lille Uiiied States, residing ai; A"vll/voeeue/ere, in the eoimtv i? Nasseu, Uf bei? York, here im itecl eertziin new uml useful luiproveluens in lien@ 5, lle leg 5 is some- ',ll`rueiis, o`f which die following is e elem", l ifflile portion 3, incl lull7 :incl exact description. t ne ille r if whereby slmulers 'ilus invention relates Le im improvement :l gjzmfrgleil upon Wliielialie cradle will in hand trucks er similar (le y'lees designed resiy 'when 'elle true-t is loaded, shown in for the. transportation of goeds downward move- Tlie object oi this invention is to provide be eveutefl. To a Cradle no be atueliefl Lio han?. ruelis7 skids; "memoir, l emixlev er lie like lia' will ac te protect lille Aeureil le lie table ll Ol of eempareively soft iiizxterizil, sueli es ,i l'ulerum' @gk- 11 be.' peper, as Well as 'te facili-'eme the leerling The latch lielplaeing elf *the seine upon *elle "iruelrs, l iiim'ement to per- Peper7 when rolled in large imsses, :simil eig in this instance es are supplied to peeling houses, for iA .Eis shown in Fig. g@ silence.7 is very lie-Yy and bulky te liaise', the table 3 to more arial it frequently happens Limi; tile lfm' he roll of paper er other edge of these rolls la er becomes 'ical object carried lov the or ileiliefgecl by oif n said rolls of 'meer are :il 'elle edge 13 of the roll ll times? 1r i iii Contact with the ground @i this n er unloading, l provide tile "ruelr is W th peelret er recess l5, the sides upon lower eflge. goelre being angel-arly disposed. elle rolls are taken from. fr to the adjacent surfaces of the Wagon aib .vlii li ime ille ,'ell flange of the cradle, whereby the em l? ef the pocket is located beyoncl the line of ei'elier er' the adjacent surfaces of the r i'lzmge, te en extent suilieient to ledge l5 ef the roll from coming ith,

oA allowed 'to siirile ulliey are pushed eu M f' impreverl dev' the edge of abe prev )i e in commet lierew peper incl preven tre injured by, eoirizie'l; w o `il i' o elle lppiiig of the .roll 14 and lr; che drawing, einer; i ser: r lie roll has been secured thereto i e. summer 'to be described, l provide the cradle l with e projection or fulcrum point uiietion 0i ii'llieli. will be herein'- r se; iferle lie operi.

speeilieaion, Figure l is b View illustrating inruil true plied thereto my ille device will new be 'ruelles lle enel of l o top plan View of the l ind L '-lq, anal also of my i is el: enlarged o i ening er le@ .il l :i @mi ef my invention; l eross-seeieiml View oli e, redeem le,

i be rolled up and aiige l; will be inserted ell :is slievyii in vFig. l, the latch "5i been released from the axle 12. le flange lms been insertefl the roll icl slightly :iliend lifter which the D el 'alle imp-er snelas lis te be en lie-ing el-fen en e line le, r be relied ahead until thetable 3 ms mtl elle roll. After the teblehas Vr lilou censiss of n. cm lle 0r s'ipfied wili 'elle roll, the truck l Will be esgneil elmeluuent 'le :i upwardly iii the direction of the un 55 truer: 2 or :a skifll The cradle l er supper?, row 20, l, unzil "elle support 21 on the A consists ef ai lele perlion einliiengge 'ger- .ruck omnes lle ruil, .fr-'Q Wliiell Atime the latch 9 Will engage the axle 12.

This operation will cause the wheels 22 of the truck toleave the ground. The flange 4 will now support-the ventire mass. After the truck has been brought up to the roll a strap or other fastening element can be used to secure 'the Itruck and roll together at their ipper ends. To cause the wheels 22 to again come in contact with the ground the truck will be pulled'in the direction of theI arrow 23,l Fig. 1, which action will also cause the roll 14 to tip. As these rolls of paper are heavy, prefer to employ some means to facilitate the tipping thereof and such is the function of the projection or fulcrum point 18.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that the surface 24 of the projection 18 is rounded. Hence when the truck is pulled ,back the roll will be gradually tipped, the

truck acting as a lever. At'about the time that the tip of the fulcrum 18 touches the ground the wheels 22 will contact with the ground, and the mass will be in the posi'- tion shown in Fig. 9., or ready for transportation.

Vhen the truck is to be unloaded a reversal of the above operation will be gone through. At no time during loading or unloading will the edge 13 of the. roll 14 come in contact with the ground.

What I claim is:

1. In combination With a transporting device, a supporting cradle pivotally secured Vthereto at one end thereof, said cradle conreceive the edge of the article to be trans ported and keep same out of contact with said cradle, and releasable means to lock said cradle against pivotal movement.

Q. In combination with a. transporting device, a supporting cradle pivotally secured thereto, said cradle consisting of a table portion and a flange located at an angle thereto, said cradle bein-g provided with a pocket or recess, the bottom of said pocket or recess being out of alinement with the adjacent surfaces of said table and flange, a latch, carried by said cradle, and a keeper carried by the transporting device adapted to engage said latch. I

3. In combination with a transporting device, a supporting cradle pivotally secured thereto, said cradle consisting of a table portion and a flange located at'an angle thereto, said cradle being provided with a pocket or recess, the bottom' of said pocket or recess being out of alinement with the adjacent surfaces of said table and flange, a latch carried by said cradle, and a projection or fulcrum point carried by said cradle projecting downwardly therefrom. 4. ln combination with a transporting device, a supporting cradle pivotally secured thereto, means to lock said cradle against movement and a projection or fulcruin point carried by said cradle projecting downwardly therefrom.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 31st day of August, one thousand nine hundred fourteen.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON CAMIBELL.

Witnesses:

Firm) F. WEIss, ROBERT RICHTER. 

